# Craig Costigan

> Craig Costigan is the CEO of NICE Actimize, the financial crime and compliance software division of NICE, a role he has held since 2018. He leads market strategy, product, R&D, sales and marketing for a business that helps banks and other financial institutions fight money laundering, fraud and market abuse. A founding partner of a securities finance software firm in the early 1990s, he built a three-decade career in capital markets technology at K-Tek International, SunGard and FIS before taking the top job at NICE Actimize, where he has pushed the company toward generative and agentic AI.

- **Role:** CEO at NICE Actimize
- **Organizations:** NICE Actimize, NICE Ltd, FIS, SunGard, K-Tek International, Loanet
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Has led NICE Actimize as CEO since 2018., Co-founded K-Tek International in 1992, which grew into an industry leader before its 1996 acquisition by Loanet., Ran a $1.1B business segment (Capital Markets & Credit) at FIS with approximately 4,000 employees.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Co-founded K-Tek International, a software company serving the securities finance industry, as founding partner and president.
- **1996** — K-Tek International was acquired by Loanet.
- **2001** — Joined SunGard as a senior executive leading its international securities finance business, later serving as President of Risk, Compliance and Global Securities, a $650M division with 2,000+ staff.
- **2010s** — Served at FIS as President of Capital Markets & Credit, a $1.1B segment managing roughly 4,000 employees worldwide.
- **2018** — Became CEO of NICE Actimize.
- **2024** — Led NICE Actimize's launch of generative AI solutions for financial crime and compliance, including generative AI for Suspicious Activity Reports.
- **2025** — Oversaw the addition of agentic AI capabilities to NICE Actimize's financial crime prevention platform.
- **2026** — Delivered the CEO welcome keynote at ENGAGE 2026 on the impact of agentic AI on financial institutions.

## Achievements

- Has led NICE Actimize as CEO since 2018.
- Co-founded K-Tek International in 1992, which grew into an industry leader before its 1996 acquisition by Loanet.
- Ran a $1.1B business segment (Capital Markets & Credit) at FIS with approximately 4,000 employees.
- Led a $650M division (Risk, Compliance and Global Securities) at SunGard.
- Drove NICE Actimize's early adoption of generative and agentic AI for fraud and financial crime prevention.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — NICE Actimize added agentic AI capabilities to its financial crime prevention platform under Costigan's leadership.
- **2026** — Costigan set to deliver the CEO welcome keynote at ENGAGE 2026, focused on agentic AI and the new era of fraud and financial crime prevention.

## Links

- Website: https://www.niceactimize.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-costigan-777194323

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Last updated: 2026-07-22